So you'll excuse me if I choose not to take the counsel of a self-confessed stupid person

Hey, Luminon.

Quote:A person is clever. People are stupid.

Well, TTA has people. So according to you, we're all stupid. You included.

So you'll excuse me if I choose not to take the counsel of a self-confessed stupid person

For the record,

Just in case people aren't picking up what I'm putting down. If stupidity is a trait inherent to humans, that means it's universal. All humans would be stupid. Including the person making that claim. So why would anyone put stock into what a stupid person has to say?

The alternative is to assume that humans are inherently smart. I'd believe someone that said that because clearly, they'd be smart

I find that beginning from the common understanding that we are all inherently smart is both far more fulfilling and far more productive. It is so much easier to respect other people when you assume that they are smart.

(29-03-2013 01:40 PM)Ghost Wrote: I don't believe anyone that tells me that humans are inherently stupid because they've just told me that they are stupid.

Not everyone thinks humans are inherently stupid. The average economist thinks that homo economicus is rational and self-interested, and will actually use resources to his or her greatest benefit. The average psychologist, however, thinks that humans are driven by cognitive dissonance and bias and will waste resources protecting his or her fragile ego. I'm with the psychologists, even though economic models that rely on human rationality are generally correct. I guess humans are... complicated.

My girlfriend is mad at me. Perhaps I shouldn't have tried cooking a stick in her non-stick pan.

So you'll excuse me if I choose not to take the counsel of a self-confessed stupid person

Hey, Luminon.

Quote:A person is clever. People are stupid.

Well, TTA has people. So according to you, we're all stupid. You included.

So you'll excuse me if I choose not to take the counsel of a self-confessed stupid person

For the record,

Just in case people aren't picking up what I'm putting down. If stupidity is a trait inherent to humans, that means it's universal. All humans would be stupid. Including the person making that claim. So why would anyone put stock into what a stupid person has to say?

The alternative is to assume that humans are inherently smart. I'd believe someone that said that because clearly, they'd be smart

I find that beginning from the common understanding that we are all inherently smart is both far more fulfilling and far more productive. It is so much easier to respect other people when you assume that they are smart.